Buying fruit and vegetables to get the best produce and value for money is not just a matter of reaching for the nearest on the shelf. There’s a whole science to it. Next time you go shopping you better make some notes because there follows some great tips.

1. Pick by Weight

Instead of sifting through the fruits and picking out the most perfect looking ones, concentrate instead on the weight of them. The heavier the fruit is, the juicier it is going to be. The heavier the vegetable, the denser the pulp.

4. Color Doesn’t Always Matter

The best fruits and vegetables aren’t always the ones that match the perfect examples we see in magazines and cookery books. For example, mangoes that are red aren’t any riper than green ones; they are just a different variety.

6. Root Tops

It is always better to get root vegetables that still have the tops attached to them, as it is an indicator that they are going to taste but fresher and sweeter than those whose tops have already been removed.